Congratulations on your graduation from Wellesley!

Commencement is a major milestone, one you may wish to note by sending a news release to your local newspaper(s). Use the sample release below as a guide as you fill out the appropriate release for you (2002 Graduate or 2002 Davis Scholar Graduate). Print or type your information in the lines provided and send to your local newspaper(s). Your item should be published within two to four weeks of submission; if not, call the editor to confirm receipt.

You'll note that the blank form provides space for you to include information about aspects of your Wellesley career, e.g., honors earned, offices held, internships, extracurricular activities, sports teams, etc. If you decide to include a photograph with your release, please be sure it is labeled on the back with your name and Wellesley College Commencement 2002. If you want the photo returned to you, you should be sure to include a SASE envelope.

Best wishes in all your future pursuits.

SAMPLE PRESS RELEASE:

 

SPECIAL TO: ____Local Paper_______ DATE: ____May 31, 2002____________

LOCAL RESIDENT GRADUATES FROM WELLESLEY COLLEGE

WELLESLEY, Mass.-- ________ (STUDENT'S FULL NAME) _____ of ___ (TOWN, STATE) ______________ was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree at Wellesley College on Friday, May 31, 2002. Actress, comedian and humanitarin Whoopi Goldberg addressed the approximately 600 members of the graduating class at the College's 124th Commencement Exercises. __(LAST NAME)___ majored in __ (MAJOR/S) ____________ and plans to _(WORK AT ABC COMPANY IN CITY, STATE, or ATTEND XYZ GRADUATE SCHOOL, or TRAVEL, VOLUNTEER, etc.) ________________. While at Wellesley, __ (LAST NAME'S) ___ activities included______ (CLUBS, SPORTS, VOLUNTEER WORK, JOBS and/or HONOR SOCIETIES, etc.)________________. In addition, she completed a _______(SENIOR THESIS, RUHLMAN CONFERENCE OR OTHER PRESENTATION) ___ TITLED "____________________________." She attended ____ (NAME OF SCHOOL)____________ High School in ___ (LOCATION OF SCHOOL) _________ and is the daughter of ___ ___(PARENT[S] NAME) _____________ of ___(PARENT[S] TOWN, STATE) _____________________________. Wellesley College, a prominent liberal arts college, has been a leader in the education of women for 125 years. The College's 500-acre campus near Boston is home to about 2,300 undergraduate students. Wellesley's distinguished alumnae include U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright, Madame Chiang Kai-shek, and broadcast journalists Cokie Roberts, Diane Sawyer and Lynn Sherr. ###

PRESS RELEASE TEMPLATE 2002 Graduates

PRESS RELEASE TEMPLATE 2002 Davis Scholar Graduates

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• Date Modified: May 8, 2002